Mark Doel reports … Week 6 of the Tuesday night races at Hillingdon (May 10) saw all riders do one lap together in silence, in respect of Wouter Weylandt tragic death on Stage 3 of the Giro d’Italia. With a fairly strong wind blowing behind the riders down the finishing straight, it meant it was going to be hard for any riders to stay away.
Various riders tried which included Marcel Six (Twenty3c Orbea) along with Tony Gibb (Cyclepremier/Metalek)on another occasion but no one made more than about 20 seconds. With three laps to go, it was the one of the wisest and oldest heads in the bunch, Paul Doel (Team Quest/The Bike Shop) clipped off the front and gained a lead that was extended within a lap.
Seeing the danger, another veteran, Mike Inder (Thames Velo) and youngster Tom Bowering (Unattached), chased and caught Doel with a lap and a half to go. The main bunch still had not organised a chase and while there was still hesitation, the two vets drove the trio hard for the last lap with Bowering outsprinting his older companions to win.
Second place went to Inder and Doel took a well deserved 3rd. Less than two seconds later, Elite rider’s Marcel Six outsprinted Gibb. In the 3rd 4th event saw Stuart Jackson (Bath RC) winning a bunch sprint from Gregg Carr (unattached) and Mike Bowering (Swindon RC).
RESULTS
1 Tom Bowering Private 01:01:38
2 Mike Inder Thames Velo st
3 Paul Doel Team Quest / The Bike Shop st
4 Marcel Six Twenty3C-Orbea st
5 Tony Gibb CyclePremier / Metalek st
6 Jamie Pine LeCol st
7 Lewis Atkins Twenty3C-Orbea st
8 Vincent Halpern AWCycles.co.uk st
9 Mark Ottaway WyndyMilla st
10 Marc Wilmot Team Quest st
11 Tom Smith Felt – Colbornes RT st
12 James Wilson Banjo Cycles st
13 Tom Gallacher Welwyn Wheelers st
14 Mark Smith Welwyn Wheelers st
15 Dave Gayler Kenton RC st
16 Chris Denman WDMBC/Beyond st
17 Chris Grange Hemel Hempstead st
18 James Norris High Wycombe CC st
19 Charlie Fawke Progressive Cycle Coachibg st
20 George Farrell Welwyn Wheelers st
21 Phil Starr Python RT st
22 David Walls BC Private st
23 Philip Glowinski Velo Club Londres st
24 Ian Baynes Hemel Hempstead st
25 Matt Barker Team Quest st
26 Francis Cade Kingston Wheelers st
27 Hugo Cano London Dynamo st
28 Dan Moseley Prestige VC st
29 Peter Dixon Willesden CC st
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31 Natalie Hill VC St Raphael st
32 Seb Greenwood Inverse/cyclaim RT st
33 Adam Elderfield Team Quest / The Bike Shop st
34 Martin Garrett London Dynamo st
35 Robert Stimpson Python RT st
36 Brendan Heaslip Kenton RC st
37 Wayne Thomas Reading CC st
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39 Mickael Metayer Thames Velo st
40 John McClelland Agiskoviner st
41 Stephanie May Team Quest / The Bike Shop st
3/4
1 Stuart Jackson Bath Road Club 00:43:02
2 Greg Carr BC Private st
3 Mike Bowering Swindon RC st
4 Carl Huston WDMBC/Beyond st
5 Liam Bremer London Pheonix st
6 Chris Morrison London Dynamo st
7 Gareth Thomas Kingston Wheelers st
8 Daniel Rowe North Wilts RC st
9 James DiRico High Wycombe CC st
10 Steve Sibely Inverse RT st
11 James Bishop BC Private st
12 Clem Halpin Twickenham CC st
13 Nick Gray BC Private st
14 Robin Worman RMRMCA st
15 Andrew Granger Twickenham CC st
16 Mark Lacey London Dynamo st
17 George Withers Palmer Park Velo st
18 Matthew Watson Team de Ver st
19 Alan Sherman Kingston Wheelers st
20 Peter Cornwall BC Private at 1 Lap
